5 Ways LA28 Women’s 100m Schedule Poses Challenge For Jefferson-Wooden, Julien Alfred and Sha’Carri Richardson

The countdown to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games is on, and while the opening ceremony may still be nearly three years away, the buzz around track and field has already begun. 

The announcement of the women’s 100m schedule on Wednesday, 12 November, has sparked huge excitement — and a fair amount of intrigue. For the first time in Olympic history, the entire 100m competition — from the preliminary round to the final — will unfold on a single day.

That’s right: on Saturday, 15 July 2028, at the legendary LA Memorial Coliseum, the world’s fastest women will line up for what promises to be one of the most demanding — and electrifying — sprints ever contested. The condensed format will change the way athletes prepare, strategize and perform.

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 Here are five ways this bold new schedule will challenge — and inspire — the stars of women’s sprinting, including Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, Julien Alfred, and Sha’Carri Richardson.

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Traditionally, the Olympic 100m has been spread over two days: preliminary rounds and heats on one, followed by the semi-finals and final on the next. This structure allowed sprinters time to rest, recover, and fine-tune their form before the medal-deciding races.

At LA28, that luxury disappears. Everything — from the opening heat to the crowning of the Olympic champion — will happen in a single, high-stakes day. That means sprinters could run up to four rounds in less than 12 hours. The pressure to maintain form, focus, and composure across multiple explosive sprints will be immense.

For elite sprinters like Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, the reigning world champion, or Julien Alfred, who stormed to Olympic gold in Paris 2024, the LA28 format introduces a new physiological challenge. The key to victory will lie in recovery management — how quickly athletes can replenish energy, clear lactate buildup, and reset their focus between rounds.

From a spectator’s perspective, this change might be the most thrilling development yet. In previous Games, the drama of the 100m was spread across two evenings. Now, the entire story — from the first sprint to the final showdown — will unfold in one breathless session.

Fans in Los Angeles and around the world will experience a continuous crescendo of tension and excitement. Every race will matter; every result will feed directly into the next. For athletes, the challenge is equally psychological — the adrenaline rush of the heats must be carefully balanced with the composure needed for the final.

Day 1 of LA28 won’t just be memorable for the 100m — it’s set to be historic. The women’s 100m final will headline what organizers have confirmed will be the largest number of women’s finals ever held in a single day in Olympic history.

This marks a major milestone in the Olympic movement’s ongoing commitment to gender balance and representation.

 The sight of the world’s best female athletes commanding global attention right from the start of the Games will send a powerful message: women’s sport isn’t just sharing the stage — it’s leading the show.

The LA28 Games will also mark a groundbreaking moment for gender equality across all sports. For the first time ever, women will comprise 50.5% of the total athlete quota, tipping the scales slightly in their favor. Even more impressively, every team sport — from football to basketball to water polo — will feature an equal or greater number of women’s teams compared to men’s.